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CIO chief Kim Jin-wook, right, answers lawmakers' questions at a meeting of the National Assembly's Judiciary and Legislation committee in Yeouido, southern Seoul on Monday. [YONHAP]

CIO says it might investigate first lady

The government anti-corruption watchdog could launch a probe into first lady Kim Keon-hee following a formal complaint by a civic group and growing calls from the Democratic Party (DP) for an investigation into various allegations.

2022.8.25

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye, center, refrains from responding to reporters' questions in front of the Justice Ministry in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, after President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s transition team postponed a scheduled Justice Ministry briefing earlier Thursday. [YONHAP]

Yoon’s transition team postpones Justice Ministry briefing

President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol's transition team suddenly postponed a briefing it was set to receive from the Justice Ministry on Thursday in another instance of a clash between the outgoing and incoming governments.

2022.3.24

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Justice Minister Park Beom-kye announces Wednesday the outcome of an internal probe into prosecutors' alleged law-breaking during a 2010 investigation into former Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's bribery scandal. [NEWS1]

Justice minister slams former prosecutor general Yoon

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye attacked former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl for interfering in an internal investigation into prosecutors’ alleged legal violations a decade ago when they probed a top liberal politician accused of bribery.

2021.7.14

Suspicious reshuffle

After Justice Minister Park Beom-kye’s massive reshuffle last week of senior prosecutors delving into alleged abuse of power and corruption of government officials, the opposition People Power Party (PPP) has denounced it for...

2021.6.27

Suspicious reshuffle (KOR)

2021.6.27

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye answers a lawmaker's question in a Legislation and Judiciary Committee meeting Friday at the National Assembly. Earlier in the day, Park ordered a reshuffle of mid-level prosecution leaders. [NEWS1]

Biggest reshuffle will hamper some high-profile probes

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye reshuffled mid-level prosecutors Friday, reassigning all senior prosecutors running investigations of key members of the Moon Jae-in administration.

2021.6.25

Strange reshuffling

A government campaign to tame the prosecution is accelerating in the final year of Moon Jae-in’s presidential term. The drive initiated by former Justice Ministers Cho Kuk and Choo Mi-ae was handed down to Park Beom-kye and...

2021.6.23

Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo, right, talks to Justice Minister Park Beom-kye during a meeting on Thursday at the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul. [YONHAP]

Prosecution opposes Justice Ministry's plan to further limit its power

The prosecution on Tuesday formally opposed the Moon Jae-in administration’s plan to require district prosecutors to obtain approvals from the prosecutor general and the justice minister to launch investigations into major criminal cases.

2021.6.8

Lee Sung-yoon, head of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, was promoted as head of the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office on Friday. [YONHAP]

Prosecution's Lee Sung-yoon promoted despite pending criminal trial

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye on Friday promoted Seoul prosecution chief Lee Sung-yoon as head of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office, despite his pending criminal trial for an alleged abuse of power to obstruct a politically sensitive investigation.

2021.6.4

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye answers reporters' questions on Monday before entering the ministry building in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Justice minister orders probe into leaked indictment papers

Justice Minister Park Beom-kye has ordered an investigation to find out who leaked the indictment paper against a top prosecutor to media, following reports citing the document that say key members of the administration had committed obstruction...

2021.5.18